to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to mix; to stir; to blend
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
corridor; hallway; passageway
conference room; council room
right in the center (centre)
(made of) stone; stone-built
headquarters; head office; main office
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
succession; continuation; series; sequence
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
still; even now; to this day
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to pick up; to find; to gather
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
study; library; den; home office; reading room
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish